As soon as I saw that Colbie Caillat was coming to Red Butte
again I asked my dad if I could buy his tickets off of him for it. He buys two
season tickets to the Red Butte Concerts.
It sold out shortly after going on sale to the general
public.
Colbie Caillat is one of my very favorite artists.
I saw her when she came two years ago to Red Butte with Sheryl Crow, and also like 5 years ago down at Tuacahn in St George.
Since all the seats are general admission at Red Butte, people start
lining up hours before the gates open. When my dad and his friends go they get
in line in the early afternoon and hang out with snacks and good drinks. For
sold out shows you definitely want to get in line early in order to have a good
seat.
I told Mic I’d come downtown and have lunch with him and he
could drop me off at Red Butte afterwards. Then I would hangout in line with a
good book and diet coke until he got off work and could join me in line.
Work was slow for him so he actually ended up being able to
get off at lunchtime, and was nice enough to sit in line with me starting at
2pm. The gates open at 6:30, and you can’t join anyone in line after 5.
At first the weather was overcast and cold & I was
worried I would freeze in my tank top and shorts. But soon it got sweltering
hot and we wished it had stayed overcast. I brought along a portable dvd
player, my book, our chairs, two large blankets, a cooler, an umbrella, and a
book. I felt like we were moving in.
I’d packed us a bunch of snacks, potato salad and chicken
salad sandwiches for during the concert. Red Butte allows you to bring in your own food and beverages so that is super nice.
Once they opened the gates, the weather turned
ugly and it started pouring rain. The stage crew covered all the equipment in
tarps and told us we’d have to wait out the storm. All we had was my little
umbrella to squeeze under, but that was better than nothing. The storm lasted
forever, and some people left, and I was really hoping we wouldn’t end up
leaving too. But we stuck it out.
Touring with Colbie was Gavin DeGraw. I’m not very familiar
with his music but he was so good, and had a lot of energy on stage.
The concert was so fun, minus the rain.
Mic is such a good sport for letting me drag him to the
concert, and sitting in line forever beforehand, and sticking it out through
the rain. Never a dull moment for the two of us.
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| Hanging out in line forever |
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| our seats were right behind the VIP/Sponsor section. Closest I've ever sat at a Red Butte Concert. Worth sitting in line for. |
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| Mic getting our snacks ready. Summer sausage, cheese & crackers. |
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| everyone with their umbrellas |
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| love us |
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